An alkaline proteinase produced by Yarrowia lipolytica 504D

Yarrowia lipolytica 504D의 Alkaline Proteinase 특성

An alkaline proteinase secreted from Yarrowia lipolytica 504D was purified by salting-out and column chromatography. The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was about 32,000 Da estimated by SDS-PAGE. The optimal condition for the activity of the enzyme was at pH 9.5 and $42^{\circ}C$ The enzyme was stable up to $45^{\circ}C$ and at the range of pH 4-10. Because the enzyme was inhibited by PMSF as well as EDTA, EGTA, and phenan-throlin, it is uncertain whether the enzyme is serine proteinase or metalloproteinase. However, almost all metal salts tested did not increase the enzyme activity, and Ca salt restored the activity of the enzyme inactivated by EDTA. Therefore, the purified enzyme seems to be an serine proteinase (E.C. 3.4.21.14).

Yarrowia lipolytica 504D가 생산하는 alkaline proteinase를 정제한 결과, 분자량은 32,000으로 나타났고, pH 9.5와 $42^{\circ}C$에서 최적활성을 보였으며, pH 4-10의 범위와 $45^{\circ}C$까지 비교적 안정한 것으로 나타났다. PMSF를 비롯하여 EDTA, EGTA, phenanthrolin도 효소활성을 저해하여 정제효소가 serine proteinase인지 metal proteinase인지 불확실하였다. 그러나 28% 활성증가를 보인 $Cu^{2+}$ 외에 $Zn^{2+}$를 비롯한 대부분의 무기염들이 효소활성을 증가시키지 못하였고, 또한 EDTA의 첨가로 불활성화된 효소도 Ca 염의 첨가로 활성이 복원되었다. 따라서 정제효소는 serine proteinase(E.C. 3.4.21.14)로 추정되었다.